son

son

a boy or man as he is related to either or both parents: sometimes also used of animals

a male descendant

a stepson

an adopted son

a son-in-law

a male thought of as having been formed by some influence, as a child is by a parent: sons of France

an affectionate or familiar form of address to a boy or man, as used by an older person

Origin of son

Middle English sone from Old English sunu, akin to German sohn, Gothic sunus from Indo-European an unverified form s?nus from base an unverified form seu-, to give birth to from source Sanskrit s?yat?, (she) bears, Old Irish suth, birth

son Idioms

the Son

Christian Theol. Jesus Christ, as the second person of the Trinity

son

noun

One's male child.

A male descendant.

A man considered as if in a relationship of child to parent: a son of the soil.

One personified or regarded as a male descendant.

Used as a familiar form of address for a young man.

SonChristianity The second person of the Trinity.

Origin of son

Middle English from Old English sunu ; see seuə-1 in Indo-European roots.